Over Rs. 156 million worth of heroin seized in Grandpass

President asks student if she watched Barbie movie

President Ranil Wickremesinghe asked a student if she watched the latest Barbie movie, which has become a global hit. The President posed the question when he met students of Sivali Central College, Ratnapura at the Presidential Secretariat. During the meeting with the students the President asked a student if she watches English movies. “What was that new one? Barbie… Did you watch that?” the President asked the student. The girl responded saying she did not watch the movie yet but is still

06 Sep, 2023

Concerns raised over Sri Lanka?s “flawed plans” for a Truth Commission

Nine international human rights organizations have raised grave reservations about the Sri Lankan Government?s “flawed plans” to appoint a National Unity and Reconciliation Commission. The human rights groups said the concerns echo many of those already raised by victims of conflict-related abuses and their families. “Sri Lanka has a long history of convening similar bodies, none of which has provided justice, truth or reparation to the many people who have engaged with them. The latest initia

05 Sep, 2023

New laws to be introduced in Sri Lanka to fight bots, fake news

New laws are to be introduced in Sri Lanka to fight bots and counter fake news and also prevent the misuse of the internet to instigate riots. A bot is a software application that is programmed to do certain tasks. Bots are automated, which means they run according to their instructions without a human user needing to manually start them up every time. Bots often imitate or replace a human user’s behavior. The Government said that the Attorney General has given his clearance for the draft bill

05 Sep, 2023